This Youth Detention Center Superintendent Illegally Locks Kids Alone in Cells. No One Has Forced Him to Stop.

https://www.propublica.org/article/knoxville-detention-center-illegally-locks-kids-alone-in-cells

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FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 2y (2 replies)

“What we do is treat everybody like they’re in here for murder,” he says. “You don’t have a problem if you do that.”

Most of the children in the Bean Center are not in for murder — in fact, most have only been charged with a crime, but are awaiting court dates.

So… that’s a civil rights violation on a massive scale.

EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y

This old shithead watched Matilda and decided the titular character was the bad guy.

Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

This guy needs to be dragged out and fucking flogged. What cruel asshole. Makes me so fucking mad and he proud of it. And the state allows this.

AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y

Someone should treat him like a murderer.

Jeff@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 2y

I knew it would be a shithole southern state without even having to read this article.

buskbrand@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Why is this guy still working at 83?

killeronthecorner@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Loves his job

Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Welcome to America

AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

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